NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, September 4, 2023
Longest word
checkmate
9 letters
Top scorer
checkmate
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.9
letters per word
Words by length
Spoiler-safe. Use it to see where the long ones hide.
The hints grid
How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.
4
5
6
7
8
9
Σ
A
2
–
–
–
–
–
2
C
1
–
–
–
–
1
2
E
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
H
1
–
1
–
–
–
2
M
12
4
1
2
–
1
20
T
4
1
–
–
1
–
6
Σ
20
6
2
2
1
2
33
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 1ah 1
C
ca 1ch 1
E
em 1
H
ha 1he 1
M
ma 12me 8
T
ta 1te 3th 2
All 33 answers
116 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acme1
ahem1
came1
★checkmatepangram16
emcee5
hamate6
heme1
mace1
machete7
mahatma7
make1
mama1
mamma5
match5
matcha6
★matchmakepangram16
mate1
math1
matte5
meat1
mecca5
meek1
meet1
meme1
meta1
mete1
meth1
tame1
team1
teammate8
teem1
them1
theme5